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CBC.ca
April 19, 2018
Demonstrators in Yerevan, Armenia, clash with riot police during a protest Monday against the ruling Republican party's nomination of former President Serzh Sarksyan as its candidate for prime minister. (Reuters)Yesterday, the Armenian parliament voted to appoint Serzh Sargsyan, the country's long-timeÃâà...
euronews
April 19, 2018
Police detains dozens of opposition protesters in Armenia. Dozens of opposition protesters attempted to block government buildings in Armenia's capital to prevent the new prime minister Serzh Sarksyan from chairing the first cabinet meeting on Thursday. Read full articleÃâà...
The Siasat Daily
April 18, 2018
Protest after Armenia's ruling Republican party nominated former President. 17apr13R. 17apr12R. YEREVAN: Policemen stand guard during a protest after Armenia's ruling Republican party nominated former President Serzh Sarksyan as its candidate for Prime Minister in Yerevan, Armenia April 17, 2018.
euronews
April 18, 2018
Demonstrators have clashed with police for a fifth day in Armenia. Tens of thousands marched through the capital Yerevan in protest against former president Serzh Sarksyan being appointed prime minister. Police arrested dozens of opposition activists who accuse Sarksyan of making a power grab.
APN Live
April 17, 2018
... Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Reuters/UNI PROTESTS SURGE: Policemen stand guard during a protest after Armenia's ruling Republican Party nominated former President Serzh Sarksyan as its candidate for Prime Minister in Yerevan, Armenia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Reuters/UNI FORTYÃâà...
bne IntelliNews
March 28, 2018
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are enjoying a welcome injection of revenues from the annual influx of Iranians enjoying their long Nowruz Persian new year holiday. Anecdotal evidence indicates that the number of Iranians heading to the South Caucasus for part of the two-week long festive break is onÃâà...
de Jonge Turken (persbericht)
March 4, 2018
“De Armeense president Serzh Sarksyan zei tijdens een bijeenkomst van de nationale veiligheidsraad dat de Armeens-Turkse protocollen nietig werden verklaard,” aldus de woordvoerder Vladimir Hakobyan. Ook de woordvoerder van het Armeense ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Tigran Balayan,Ãâà...
US Fashion News
March 3, 2018
Sarkissian succeeds Serzh Sarksyan, who opposition leaders say could now become prime minister. Dalia Grybauskaitė wished Armen Sarkissian continued success, patience and wisdom in performing the important and responsible duties of the presidential position. Ninety lawmakers voted to elect him,Ãâà...
NU.nl
March 2, 2018
Sarkissian volgt Serzh Sarksyan op, die volgens oppositieleiders nu premier kan worden en de macht blijft uitoefenen. Wil jij elke ochtend direct weten wat je 's nachts gemist hebt en wat er die dag gaat gebeuren? Abonneer je dan nu op onze Dit wordt het nieuws-nieuwsbrief! Door: ANP reacties.
CBC.ca
March 2, 2018
Sarkissian succeeds Serzh Sarksyan, who opposition leaders say could now become prime minister. Armenia, a South Caucasus country of around three million people, is in line with some other former Soviet republics and countries in eastern Europe in moving away from direct democracy, according toÃâà...
Irish Times
March 1, 2018
“As a result of discussions, President [Serzh] Sarksyan signed a decree and a national security council approved a procedure of annulling protocols which have been signed on October 10, 2009,” the press service said in a statement. The press service quoted Mr Sarksyan as saying that Armenia didÃâà...
Nacional
March 1, 2018
“Nakon rasprave, predsjednik (Serzh) Sarksyan potpisao je uredbu i Vijeće za nacionalnu sigurnost je odobrilo proceduru poništavanja protokola koji su potpisani 10. listopada 2009.”, objavio je ured predsjednika. Predsjednik je objasnio da je Armenija učinila sve “da ne ostavi teret rješavanja odnosaÃâà...
Newsweek
February 12, 2018
Accordingly, Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan has nominated a new presidential candidate and is believed to be plotting his own switch into the role of prime minister at the end of his presidential term. Azerbaijan : A remarkably oppressive former Soviet republic with a dictator who inherited the statusÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 3, 2017
President Serzh Sarksyan's ruling Republican Party of Armenia won Sunday's elections, official results showed, laying the foundation for a new parliamentary system of government. The OSCE said in a statement the elections were well-administered and fundamental freedoms were generally respected.
Yahoo Finance UK
December 31, 1999
Thomson Reuters. YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's ruling Republican party nominated former President Serzh Sarksyan as its candidate for prime minister on Saturday, drawing renewed criticism from opponents who accuse Sarksyan of engineering a power grab. Sarksyan's ally Armen Sarkissian,Ãâà...
Emerging Europe
December 31, 1999
According to several analysts, Armenia is now moving away from direct democracy, given that the outgoing president Serzh Sarksyan nominated his successor as long ago as 2008. The presidency is now meant to be a largely ceremonial role, with power shifting to the prime minister and parliament.
